Fri.Mar 21, 2025

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Drug Discovery Informatics for Big Pharma: Key Webinar Insights

Collaborative Drug

The pharmaceutical R&D landscape continues to evolve rapidly with advances in computational technologies and artificial intelligence. Our recent Q1 2025 scientific webinar brought together industry veterans Dr. Chris Waller and Dr. Dimitris Agrafiotis to discuss the current state and future directions of drug discovery informatics in large pharmaceutical organizations led by CDD's Founder and CEO, Dr.

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New eye drops slow vision loss in animals

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers have developed eye drops that extend vision in animal models of a group of inherited diseases that lead to progressive vision loss in humans, known as retinitis pigmentosa.

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Not Much Works To Soothe Low Back Pain, Study Says

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, March 21, 2025 -- There are a ton of suggestions out there for soothing an aching lower back -- acupuncture, heat, cannabinoids, muscle relaxants, TENS electrical pulses, dry cupping, opioids, massage and more.But not much actually eases.

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Origin of life: How microbes laid the foundation for complex cells

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Who were our earliest ancestors? The answer could lie in a special group of single-celled organisms with a cytoskeleton similar to that of complex organisms, such as animals and plants.

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Bridging Innovation & Patient Care: The Growing Role of AI

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva.Health

AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. But its impact goes far beyond research. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. Join this new webinar featuring Simran Kaur for an insightful discussion on what all of this means for the future of healthcare!

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Delayed CDC meeting on vaccines is rescheduled to April

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

A panel of CDC advisers, who had been set to meet in February, will discuss the current measles outbreak as well as guidelines for several types of shots.

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J&J boosts US manufacturing as big pharma reshores

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Following big announcements from Lilly and Merck, J&J is pledging $55 billion over the next four years to open new plants.

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Cheap Health Insurance Can Delay Cancer Diagnosis, Increase Risk Of Death

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, March 21, 2025 -- Considering a short-term health insurance plan as a cheap alternative to more costly comprehensive coverage?You could be rolling the dice when it comes to cancer, a new study suggests.People who opt for short-term limited.

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Alnylam prices heart drug at premium to rivals

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Initially, Amvuttra’s annual list price will be nearly double the yearly cost of rival medicines from Pfizer and BridgeBio. But executives argue its “compelling and highly differentiated value” justify the higher charge.

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Sleepy Seniors Might Be At Increased Risk For Dementia

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, March 21, 2025 -- Drowsy during the daytime?For seniors, such sleepiness could indicate that theyre at increased risk for dementia, a new study suggests.Women in their 80s had double risk of dementia if they experienced increasing daytime s.

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From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven

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AstraZeneca deepens China investment; Editas loses CFO to Dyne

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The pharma is spending $2.5 billion on an R&D center in Beijing. Elsewhere, Adaptimmune warned it could run out of cash and Pfizer sold its remaining stake in Haleon.

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Portable AI System Can Help Detect Brain Decline

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, March 21, 2025 -- A portable system powered by artificial intelligence (AI) can help detect early signs of brain decline, potentially offering up a red flag for people at risk of dementia or Alzheimers disease, researchers said.The test l.

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Academic medical centers say funding cuts jeopardize health research

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Proposed cuts to National Institutes of Health funding threaten innovation necessary to fuel advances in patient care, researchers and provider groups say.

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Nestle Recalls Lean Cuisine and Stouffer’s Meals Over Choking Risk

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, March 21, 2025 -- Nestle USA is recalling some frozen meals due to the possible presence of wood-like material, which could cause choking.The recall affects certain Lean Cuisine and Stouffers products with best-before dates from September 2.

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How Machine Learning Drives Clinical Trial Efficiency

Clinical trial data management is increasingly challenging as studies grow in complexity. Quickly accessing and analyzing study data is vital for assessing trial progress and patient safety. In this paper, we explore real-time data access and analysis for proactive study management. We investigate using adverse event (AE) data to monitor safety and discuss a clinical analytics platform that supports collaboration and data review workflows.

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Optum Rx is reforming how it pays pharmacies

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The PBM is pivoting to a cost-based reimbursement model, which it says will reduce variation in how pharmacies are paid. Pharmacy groups say that depends on the specifics of Optum Rx’s plan.

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FDA Unveils Transparency Tool for Easy Check of Contaminant Levels in Foods

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, March 21, 2025 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has launched the Chemical Contaminants Transparency Tool (CCT Tool), an online searchable database to evaluate potential health risks of contaminants in foods.One of the FDA's roles is.

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AI and AML Drug Discovery: Speeding Up Innovation and Precision

Crown Bioscience

Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) is one of the most aggressive forms of blood cancer, characterized by the rapid growth of abnormal white blood cells in the bone marrow and blood. It has a high mortality rate, with a five-year survival rate of approximately 30% for adults. Despite advancements in oncology, AML treatment remains challenging due to its genetic complexity, high relapse rates, and resistance to standard therapies.

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New Bill Targets Harmful Ingredients in California School Food

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, March 21, 2025 -- Across California, kids are digging into lunches packed with chips, cookies and other ultra-processed snacks -- but a new bill could soon change whats on their trays.California lawmakers have introduced a new bill that w.

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Deliver Fast, Flexible Clinical Trial Insights with Spotfire

Clinical research has entered a new era, one that requires real-time analytics and visualization to allow trial leaders to work collaboratively and to develop, at the click of a mouse, deep insights that enable proactive study management. Learn how Revvity Signals helps drug developers deliver clinical trial data insights in real-time using a fast and flexible data and analytics platform to empower data-driven decision-making.

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The End of the Blockbuster Era: Unlocking Growth with Direct-to-Patient Commercialization

Drug Channels

Todays guest post comes from Greg Skalicky, President of EVERSANA. Greg discusses some of the challenges manufacturers face with product commercialization, patient access and adherence, and negotiating partnerships with pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). He introduces us to EVERSANA DIRECT Commercialization, a direct-to-patient change/model. To learn more about EVERSANA DIRECT Commercialization and how the direct-to-patient model can help you, meet with EVERSANA at the Asembia Summit in Las Vegas

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Ovarian Cancer Test May Miss Black and Native American Patients

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, March 21, 2025 -- A blood test used to check for ovarian cancer may not work as well for Black and Native American women, a new study suggests.This could lead to delays in treatment and poorer health outcomes.The study, published in JAMA.

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Adobe GenStudio for Marketers in 5 Minutes 

Perficient: Drug Development

Adobe launched GenStudio for Performance Marketing and has made many improvements and updates leading up to Adobe Summit 2025. Weve had an opportunity to use it here at Perficient, and have discovered a number of exciting features ( along with nuances ) of the product. We see an evolving future of its rollout, especially as more and more marketing teams adopt the capabilities it has into their own digital marketing ecosystems.

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Why Are Night Owls Prone To Depression?

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, March 21, 2025 -- Night owls -- people who stay up late -- have been shown to have an increased risk of depression.And now a new study says why that might be.Dusk dwellers tend to be less mindful -- that is, less engaged in the present.

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Clinical Data Like You´ve Never Seen It Before: Why Spotfire Is the Leading Tool for Clinical Analytics

Clinical development organizations face a wide array of challenges when it comes to data, many of which can impact the operational effectiveness of their clinical trials. In this whitepaper, experts from Revvity Signals explore how solutions like TIBCO® Spotfire® enable better, more streamlined studies. The whitepaper also features a success story from Ambrx, a leading biopharmaceutical company, detailing how it has leveraged Spotfire to tackle data quality and collaboration challenges in clinic